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they are officially active in baghdad and around baghdad. as far as disputed area because of the lapse of the iraqi army -- collapse of the iraqi army, there are vacuums. the disputed area, according to the iraqi constitution, is completely under the control of the kurdish forces. this is a new reality. we have got three states within one. three states with different systems. one is islamist and internationalist because they do not recognize the border. they are targeting baghdad, they are targeting mosques, they are targeting beirut. there targeting jordan and kuwait, for the time being. i think they will target kurdistan and other areas. that is their program, that is their plan. we have got kurdistan, which is secure, which believes in democracy, tries to build a democratic process, believes in multiethnic society, believes in multireligious society, believes in human rights, believes in women's rights. this is next to a so-called islamic state. our border now is with an islamic state and not anymore with iraq. we have got a border of abo
they are officially active in baghdad and around baghdad. as far as disputed area because of the lapse of the iraqi army -- collapse of the iraqi army, there are vacuums. the disputed area, according to the iraqi constitution, is completely under the control of the kurdish forces. this is a new reality. we have got three states within one. three states with different systems. one is islamist and internationalist because they do not recognize the border. they are targeting baghdad, they are...
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baghdad says it will impose its rule instead. if the kurds are to succeed, masrour, my guest today, grandson of one barzani, son of the other, and head of security and intelligence in iraqi kurdistan, will need all the guile he's acquired waging war on the group that calls itself islamic state. he thinks that has earned kurds the right to a state of their own. but with iraq, iran, turkey, much of the world against them, could this referendum end up delivering the kurds even less than the autonomy that they enjoy now? masrour barzani, in erbil, in iraqi kurdistan, welcome to hardtalk, thank you for being with us today. thank you for having me. "the man driving the independent push" is how you were described recently. how has this referendum made things better for the kurds? well, as you know, we have been having problems with baghdad all along and we have tried every other means to make sure we resolve our problems peacefully but, unfortunately, the iraqi government did not address all these issues according to the constitution an
baghdad says it will impose its rule instead. if the kurds are to succeed, masrour, my guest today, grandson of one barzani, son of the other, and head of security and intelligence in iraqi kurdistan, will need all the guile he's acquired waging war on the group that calls itself islamic state. he thinks that has earned kurds the right to a state of their own. but with iraq, iran, turkey, much of the world against them, could this referendum end up delivering the kurds even less than the...
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to reach a solution with baghdad, we believe that our peaceful relationship with baghdad and with the neighbouring countries is going to be in the best interests of the entire region. it is our lack of the entire region. it is our lack of understanding of our intention, and our will, and not accepting us as equal partners in this part of the world, that has created this tension. it is not ourfault. we are actually calling for a solution. we are actually calling for a peaceful settle m e nt are actually calling for a peaceful settlement with baghdad. but baghdad is refraining from talking with us, and resorting to legitimacy of the constitution, or the reason, the rationale, resorting to violence and threatening us that they are going to ta ke threatening us that they are going to take over kurdistan by the use of force, is to create indication that they actually are not accepting us as equal partners, and they are not actually looking at the stability of this region. so you know, once again, let me set the record straight. we have no intention of hostility or complicating the already
to reach a solution with baghdad, we believe that our peaceful relationship with baghdad and with the neighbouring countries is going to be in the best interests of the entire region. it is our lack of the entire region. it is our lack of understanding of our intention, and our will, and not accepting us as equal partners in this part of the world, that has created this tension. it is not ourfault. we are actually calling for a solution. we are actually calling for a peaceful settle m e nt are...
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the reset is to work with baghdad and see baghdad as an opportunity. which we have a group of people, it is not a majority, it is a broom number of people, but they -- it is a growing number of people but they are seeing baghdad as an opportunity. we have 60 mp's in baghdad from kurdistan. we have the military, the president, and baghdad is actually not working against kurdistan, but it has some of these agreements with kurdistan. that is normal. and we can work with other groups, build an alliance based on values and principles that can unite us in the south and also in the west. there may be some interest in kurdistan. these are things we need to think about building partnerships on local levels and national levels. i'm not really sure if this is really an attractive statement, or if this is really a new vision of barzani's toward baghdad. i hope it is the second one. dr. kadhim: before i open the floor for questions, let me ask you one thing that i think i would be remiss if i don't ask you. we know in washington, d.c. a lot about the two major part
the reset is to work with baghdad and see baghdad as an opportunity. which we have a group of people, it is not a majority, it is a broom number of people, but they -- it is a growing number of people but they are seeing baghdad as an opportunity. we have 60 mp's in baghdad from kurdistan. we have the military, the president, and baghdad is actually not working against kurdistan, but it has some of these agreements with kurdistan. that is normal. and we can work with other groups, build an...
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being in baghdad is an opportunity. we have 60 mps in baghdad. we have the ministries, we have a president and is not working against curtis dan has disagreement. over oil and of course that's normal . unless it's people. and we can work with other groups. build alliances on values and principles that can unite us with other groups in the south and also in the west and and bar may have some interest in curtis dan, we may have some interest in net yet, these are the things we need to think about a partnership's on a local level and also anational level . so i'm not really sure if this is really a constructive statement like i mentioned or it is really a new vision. i hope it is the second one. >> before i open the floor for questions, let me ask you one thing thati think i would be remiss if i don't ask you . we know in washington dc a lot about the two major parties in curtis dan and we have a good idea of some of the new parties ran but what can you tell us about the future block that you just helped form and what is it? is it, it came after the
being in baghdad is an opportunity. we have 60 mps in baghdad. we have the ministries, we have a president and is not working against curtis dan has disagreement. over oil and of course that's normal . unless it's people. and we can work with other groups. build alliances on values and principles that can unite us with other groups in the south and also in the west and and bar may have some interest in curtis dan, we may have some interest in net yet, these are the things we need to think about...
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take control of the borders of its kurdish region if monday's secession vote result is not canceled baghdad has also closed the airspace to international flights over the area the us health secretary tom price has quit after a scandal over his use of private jets it was revealed that taxpayers will have to food bills of around four hundred thousand dollars for his trips. the u.s. government has ordered sixty percent of its staff in cuba to leave its embassy and said to be because of what it calls specific attacks on u.s. diplomats which allegedly included the use of sonic weapons embassy in havana is now expected to stop processing visas and issue a new travel warning for u.s. citizens at least twenty two people have been killed and another thirty two others injured after a stampede in india's commercial capital mom by it happened during morning rush hour on a pedestrian bridge which is connecting to railway stations local media say it was triggered by overcrowding and commuter panic when a heavy downpour caused some concrete to fall from the bridge those are the headlines the news continue
take control of the borders of its kurdish region if monday's secession vote result is not canceled baghdad has also closed the airspace to international flights over the area the us health secretary tom price has quit after a scandal over his use of private jets it was revealed that taxpayers will have to food bills of around four hundred thousand dollars for his trips. the u.s. government has ordered sixty percent of its staff in cuba to leave its embassy and said to be because of what it...
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it landed in baghdad airport while the american drones that were in the sky of baghdad since noon are still flying in the sky of baghdad airport. shahid abu mahdi al-muhandis welcomed haj qasim in hall b 23 known as samrah hall of shahid abu mahdi airport and after 5 minutes both of them left the airport . in the first car were the bodyguards of haj qasim and in the second car of the victory commanders. 6 minutes after leaving the airport, the sound of several loud explosions is heard at the exit of the airport. al-haj qasim soleimani and abu mahdi al-muhandis. some clerics came to me and said, have you heard the news? i said no, american planes targeted haj qassem soleimani and abu mahdi al-muhandis. i couldn't believe it and said that this is one of the mischief in the news. westerners. i called the authorities. they confirmed the news. this was incredible news for me. martyr soleimani was our friend and supporter of sunnis in the most difficult circumstances. the secret of haj qasim's popularity iraq and americans' hatred of sardar dehal can be found in the events of the night of o
it landed in baghdad airport while the american drones that were in the sky of baghdad since noon are still flying in the sky of baghdad airport. shahid abu mahdi al-muhandis welcomed haj qasim in hall b 23 known as samrah hall of shahid abu mahdi airport and after 5 minutes both of them left the airport . in the first car were the bodyguards of haj qasim and in the second car of the victory commanders. 6 minutes after leaving the airport, the sound of several loud explosions is heard at the...
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wereons with baghdad wrong. seeing baghdad as a threat was wrong. i was wondering what he means by reset. of submitting oil through baghdad? that is not a reset, you need to change your vision. it is not a place that is going to be a threat. anytime they attack kurdistan, that should not be seen badly. how can we change that debt threat to opportunity when we are in baghdad. when we are active in baghdad and we work with them in a true partnership? we really drafted and negotiated this constitution together. if you don't like it, renegotiated with other groups. -- it is unilateral not unilateral action by other side that will work. prosperity. this rise andhave fall. it is not stable because the country is not working together. if what he means by reset is just getting the 17% of the budget, that is not a reset. that is just a financial negotiation. the reset is to work with baghdad and see baghdad as an opportunity. which we have a group of people, it is not a majority, it is a broom number of people, but they are seeing baghdad as an opportunity.
wereons with baghdad wrong. seeing baghdad as a threat was wrong. i was wondering what he means by reset. of submitting oil through baghdad? that is not a reset, you need to change your vision. it is not a place that is going to be a threat. anytime they attack kurdistan, that should not be seen badly. how can we change that debt threat to opportunity when we are in baghdad. when we are active in baghdad and we work with them in a true partnership? we really drafted and negotiated this...
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embassy in baghdad. we also learned the united states has had brief, as it was described by a state department official, talks, there to talk about iran's nuclear program, while on the margins, they had informal discussions. they are emphasizing, obviously a very sensitive point, that they're not going to make deals with iran about iraq's future over the heads of the iraqi people as it was phrased. john kerry gave an interview to yahoo news, saying look, this is a complex are situation. he detailed the sunni, shia, spilling over into the border into iraq. the possibility that the united states will use air strikes to give the al-maliki government some breathing room. let's listen to john kerry. >> it's not whole answer but it may well be one of the option he that are important to be able to stem the tide and stop the movement of people who are moving around in open convoys and trucks and terrorizing people. i mean when you have people murdering is, assassinating in these mass massacres, you have to stop
embassy in baghdad. we also learned the united states has had brief, as it was described by a state department official, talks, there to talk about iran's nuclear program, while on the margins, they had informal discussions. they are emphasizing, obviously a very sensitive point, that they're not going to make deals with iran about iraq's future over the heads of the iraqi people as it was phrased. john kerry gave an interview to yahoo news, saying look, this is a complex are situation. he...
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right now it is tied to baghdad to the central government with more authority were baghdad, though that's not what the constitution calls for. but with some autonomy the kurds would gain more authority over their own affairs. what does that mean? it includes selling oil without the consent of the federal government. but still sharing some of these revenues with baghdad. conducting other affairs such as maintaining it's defense forces. such as keeping and main tag its finances. and conducting more diplomatic missions abroad. >> alec, a central government has contributed to the kurds' ability to gain ground, literally, as well as politically. how much is the fractured government affecting the kurdish cause? it's not really an issue of a fractured government in baghdad. it's the fact that it has not really respected iraq's constitution. prime minister maliki has not, for example, implemented article 140 of the constitution, which calls for the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries areas that are both mixed. he has used iraq's great oil wealth as an economic weapon as saddam hussein
right now it is tied to baghdad to the central government with more authority were baghdad, though that's not what the constitution calls for. but with some autonomy the kurds would gain more authority over their own affairs. what does that mean? it includes selling oil without the consent of the federal government. but still sharing some of these revenues with baghdad. conducting other affairs such as maintaining it's defense forces. such as keeping and main tag its finances. and conducting...
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northern autonomous kurdish region people in the area took part in a succession vote on monday that baghdad and other governments including crucially turkey have strongly opposed almost ninety three percent voted for the referendum but the prime minister hietala bodies of ministration calls it unconstitutional it's also demanding full control of the region's oil revenue and border crossings well that's one guests in just a moment but first how to abdel-hamid sets up our discussion from a bill. to no more international flights to and from the airports of evidence eliminator and that should last until the end of the year from now on only for many emergencies and military flights will be allowed to land or take up with prior great initiative with the authorities in baghdad domestic flights. as scheduled but many of the people who are leaving today especially to preserve the desperate come here to. part of referendum they said they had cut short their holiday here simply because they did not feel safe to transit through the airport in baghdad now the kurdistan regional government is also refuti
northern autonomous kurdish region people in the area took part in a succession vote on monday that baghdad and other governments including crucially turkey have strongly opposed almost ninety three percent voted for the referendum but the prime minister hietala bodies of ministration calls it unconstitutional it's also demanding full control of the region's oil revenue and border crossings well that's one guests in just a moment but first how to abdel-hamid sets up our discussion from a bill....
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what about the battle for baghdad? the islamic terrorists are gaining ground with the city closer and closer we're told. that's raising worries about the possibility of the iraqi capital falling. could it? the u.s. says no. but is that confident prediction right? ♪ "here i am. rock you like a hurricane." ♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them in the cookie aisle. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. thank you. ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. i order b14. i get b14. no surprises. buying business internet, on the other hand, can be a roller coaster white knuckle thrill ride. you're promised one speed. but do you consistently get it? you do with comcast business. and often even more. it's reliable. just like kung pao fish. thank you, ping. reliably fast internet starts at $89.95 a month. comcast business. built for business. >>> despite the u.s.-led airstrikes, isis gaining ground in iraq. nearing a complete takeover of anbar province. is
what about the battle for baghdad? the islamic terrorists are gaining ground with the city closer and closer we're told. that's raising worries about the possibility of the iraqi capital falling. could it? the u.s. says no. but is that confident prediction right? ♪ "here i am. rock you like a hurricane." ♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them in the cookie aisle. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. thank you. ordering...
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of baghdad. the chief enemy group that was insighting the greatest degree of violence was the of course al qaeda in iraq. which was affiliated with other former insurgent groups and provided them with some expertise, some funding, and some leadership that they wouldn't otherwise have had. al qaeda in iraq was responsible for the major car bombs and suicide bombs and the attacks. what they were trying to do was establish control of the suburbs, and protect from those into the city in order to make sure that they had control of the sunni population in baghdad. baghdad being a mixed city where they had lived together. now fighting al qaeda was a group of shiite militiases, including the army that was originally commanded by -- over the source in 2005, 2006, 2007 that was influenced by iranians that would force. their special forces and agencies. which was training, equipping, and leading the shiite militiases in act of violence both against the government, against the u.s. forces, and against the po
of baghdad. the chief enemy group that was insighting the greatest degree of violence was the of course al qaeda in iraq. which was affiliated with other former insurgent groups and provided them with some expertise, some funding, and some leadership that they wouldn't otherwise have had. al qaeda in iraq was responsible for the major car bombs and suicide bombs and the attacks. what they were trying to do was establish control of the suburbs, and protect from those into the city in order to...
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embassy in baghdad u.s. officials taking that very seriously indeed let's cross back to some more of fault scene she is in baghdad just hundreds of meters away from the u.s. embassy someone what have you been hearing about the embassy staff in baghdad and the state over the protests outside that embassy well i cannot confirm whether or not. evacuated. 9 d but i have not. helicopters real embassy compound at least from the position where i am located of course the u.s. embassy compound treelike 9 and i'm not aware.
embassy in baghdad u.s. officials taking that very seriously indeed let's cross back to some more of fault scene she is in baghdad just hundreds of meters away from the u.s. embassy someone what have you been hearing about the embassy staff in baghdad and the state over the protests outside that embassy well i cannot confirm whether or not. evacuated. 9 d but i have not. helicopters real embassy compound at least from the position where i am located of course the u.s. embassy compound treelike...
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it's also secured baghdad as well. many say if baghdad falls isil will have won. there are significant challenges including finding homes for these people fleeing the violence and making sure they get back home eventually. >> you've heard jamie describing the u.s. perspective on this. what's going on in iran? ash carter said that these guys showed no will to fight, despite being trained and equipped by the u.s. military. what's your sense of it? >> reporter: let me tell you what the iraqis think. look at this idea of trained and equipped. since before the fall of mosul nearly a year ago, the iraqis have complained that the americans have held up everything they need to take the fight to isil. there were isil fighters known as the islamic state around mosul. they knew they were there and complained to the americans. they said we need to hurry up the delivery of f-16s. can't you bring them here and have american pilots show our guys how to use them and train? step up the training quicker? we need them. these f-16s still haven't been delivered. the rest of the equipm
it's also secured baghdad as well. many say if baghdad falls isil will have won. there are significant challenges including finding homes for these people fleeing the violence and making sure they get back home eventually. >> you've heard jamie describing the u.s. perspective on this. what's going on in iran? ash carter said that these guys showed no will to fight, despite being trained and equipped by the u.s. military. what's your sense of it? >> reporter: let me tell you what the...
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ben is in baghdad, and, ben, there have been a series of bombs in baghdad this weekend. you have talked in the past about sleeper cells. despite all of this, the white house is saying that there really isn't any concern about isis and any sort of march to baghdad. >> well, debra, i think what they're saying is that there's no worry about a frontal assault on baghdad. the idea that, for instance, isis could take baghdad along the lines they did in mosul in june. the administration thinks it's unlikely, and here on the ground it doesn't look like that is going to happen any time soon. not just because of the fact that isis doesn't really have a lot of forces in the baghdad area, but baghdad say huge city populated by mostly shia who hate isis, and in addition, despite the weaknesses of the iraqi army, which had been on vivid display now for months, there are other players involved. tens of thousands of shia volunteers have been trained and armed to protect the capital and other shia holy areas in cities. iran definitely would not like to see baghdad falling to isis as well
ben is in baghdad, and, ben, there have been a series of bombs in baghdad this weekend. you have talked in the past about sleeper cells. despite all of this, the white house is saying that there really isn't any concern about isis and any sort of march to baghdad. >> well, debra, i think what they're saying is that there's no worry about a frontal assault on baghdad. the idea that, for instance, isis could take baghdad along the lines they did in mosul in june. the administration thinks...
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government dealing with the multiple authorities in baghdad as well. whether the kurds are ready for independence will of course depend on. the unification of the parties but on that point it's worth bearing in mind that for the referendum there were very little hope so expectations that the parties the main parties would rally around a unified mobilize in support of the referendum those were proven wrong leading up to the referendum the kurdish leadership played a central role in getting together the parties and rallying the kurdish people for that unified stance on one kurdish independence but the crucial part of this is that independence will be part of a. long challenging process that will require negotiation not negotiate not just with baghdad of course but also the region and the international community mr al nash me if the kurdish people vote for independence well iraq negotiate they have to. no of course mr nobody a brain mr to say yesterday there is no to get in between iraq and could the stand on the basis of intervention because of and it's
government dealing with the multiple authorities in baghdad as well. whether the kurds are ready for independence will of course depend on. the unification of the parties but on that point it's worth bearing in mind that for the referendum there were very little hope so expectations that the parties the main parties would rally around a unified mobilize in support of the referendum those were proven wrong leading up to the referendum the kurdish leadership played a central role in getting...
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for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always soon. diamond got no final and still i think i'm a lucky guy i got a son and gamble of mine. i 1st came across the jews of baghdad when i was asked to catalog an archive. it belonged to the family of david dunn goal. when david's father was born there were 140000 jews in baghdad. they made up nearly half the city. few people in baghdad now remember them. through the houses and old synagogues are everywhere. edwin has arrived in baghdad looking for his roots. i feel. i haven't finished with this place. i always any thought was rape. there's a unfinished business here. i do. because when i go. on the road are you kidding are you crazy. i feel. bad for our. edwin was he just being flowery. iraqi jews are the ones unsung. the ones who were captured and taken slaves. the ones who sang by the waters of babylon there we sat down and wept when we remembered zion. they stayed and wrote a great book
for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always soon. diamond got no final and still i think i'm a lucky guy i got a son and gamble of mine. i 1st came across the jews of baghdad when i was asked to catalog an archive. it belonged to the family of david dunn goal. when david's father was born there were 140000 jews in baghdad. they made up nearly half the city. few people in baghdad now remember them....
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this is not the baghdad. i knew it's not the baghdad any of my friends knew and i thought it was a pretty straightforward question turns out it was a really complicated answer because only five other people in the world knew what that answer was the answer it turns out is this plucky. a band of brothers in elite iraqi counterterrorism unit had managed to put one of their officers undercover inside the islamic state in one of the most daring feeds of wartime espionage of modern times, and they were getting real-time intelligence from their officer. that was helping them. keep the capital safe and keep the morale of the nation up while they were fighting this ground war to the north of the of baghdad. and i wasn't really expecting that huge answer but i started asking that question, but it turns out that i was unlocking an incredibly important secret weapon about how the iraqis ended up defeating the islamic state. i thought i was gonna have maybe you know sort of a a story, you know in the middle of the new yo
this is not the baghdad. i knew it's not the baghdad any of my friends knew and i thought it was a pretty straightforward question turns out it was a really complicated answer because only five other people in the world knew what that answer was the answer it turns out is this plucky. a band of brothers in elite iraqi counterterrorism unit had managed to put one of their officers undercover inside the islamic state in one of the most daring feeds of wartime espionage of modern times, and they...
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in baghdad. the islamic resistance of iraq's anujbai movement also announced and emphasized the martyrdom of abu baqer al-saadi by issuing a statement. he will give a tough response to this terror and this crime will not go unpunished. following the martyrdom of abu baqer al-saadi, saud al-saadi, chairman. the justice committee of the iraqi parliament called for an extraordinary session of the iraqi parliament. the american embassy in baghdad is also afraid of the complicity of the demonstrators who protested the action of the united states in the martyrdom of abu baqer of saedi. are in standby mode. ali al-khoum, a member of the political office of yemen's ansarullah movement, said that we condemn the criminal invasion of the united states and the targeting of one of the commanders of the iraqi islamic resistance. hamas movement, assassination of the martyr, we are currently talking to mr. khalidi , iran's correspondent in iraq, to know the latest details and reactions. hello, mr. khalidi
in baghdad. the islamic resistance of iraq's anujbai movement also announced and emphasized the martyrdom of abu baqer al-saadi by issuing a statement. he will give a tough response to this terror and this crime will not go unpunished. following the martyrdom of abu baqer al-saadi, saud al-saadi, chairman. the justice committee of the iraqi parliament called for an extraordinary session of the iraqi parliament. the american embassy in baghdad is also afraid of the complicity of the...
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embassy in baghdad. it has been consistent, relntless over the past month so some may argue deciding to take out the man they consider responsible for all of this isn't that much of a surprise. i think it's possible more testament to how qassem soleimani became such an influential figure, the outside executer of iran's influence in this region that many aren't quite so startled this move was taken by the trump administration. >> nick's in beirut. i want to get you to saudi arabia because, nick, clearly pointing out that part of the influence of this man, allegedly the attack on the aramco intlgz. nick robertson is standing by in riyadh. the u.s. says their intelligence suggested imminent attacks led by soleimani on u.s. assets in iraq, syria and in lebanon led to the decision to take out soleimani. but concern, now, across the region about what happens next, what iran's response might be where and when, what's the perspective where you are? >> well, the perspective here is that they've long said that the
embassy in baghdad. it has been consistent, relntless over the past month so some may argue deciding to take out the man they consider responsible for all of this isn't that much of a surprise. i think it's possible more testament to how qassem soleimani became such an influential figure, the outside executer of iran's influence in this region that many aren't quite so startled this move was taken by the trump administration. >> nick's in beirut. i want to get you to saudi arabia because,...
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for oil exports let's talk to a man in baghdad what are the chances as a reaction to this what looks like a stranglehold on the airport barzani say over the next twenty four hours of the next week after assura given ten days he declares full independence is that likely i don't think it will make the kurds more go to the extreme in a way or another they are asking for negotiations. or waiting for a positive response happen by the iraqi government. maybe because of international community pressure will happen now. to open why did you go between baghdad and bill but let us say something which is very important the problem is that in two thousand and three. happened between the iraqi government and they are g. is that iraqi government will give seventeen percent from a from the annual budget. from the iraqi government to erbil and started from two thousand and three and till two thousand and fifteen or two thousand and forty so there is a problem now for some sort of problems that we give you the money to stay in iraq now you are you want to be outside iraq so give us back our money so i
for oil exports let's talk to a man in baghdad what are the chances as a reaction to this what looks like a stranglehold on the airport barzani say over the next twenty four hours of the next week after assura given ten days he declares full independence is that likely i don't think it will make the kurds more go to the extreme in a way or another they are asking for negotiations. or waiting for a positive response happen by the iraqi government. maybe because of international community...
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how has baghdad gotten so safe. so at some point along this journalistic journey you're trying to lots of different tricks to get people to tell you their secrets or just to answer their phone for gosh sakes. i had as i said on through and on and in on this amount of people. i can't tell you how many people i asked this question to without getting an answer that some point a grizzled iraqi veteran general told me you need to go see abu ali. he's the only one who can answer your questions. how do i get abu ali. here's his phone number. i called and he wouldn't answer and he didn't answer my text messages or voicemail messages so i finally got someone who knew him well to get me an introduction . that is really what journalism is about just plugging away and determinedly, hitting her head against the wall until someone answers the phone or you run into them on the street or you get inside their door and then you sweettalk your way into saying for an interview.so abu ali finally decided to meet with me and this is afte
how has baghdad gotten so safe. so at some point along this journalistic journey you're trying to lots of different tricks to get people to tell you their secrets or just to answer their phone for gosh sakes. i had as i said on through and on and in on this amount of people. i can't tell you how many people i asked this question to without getting an answer that some point a grizzled iraqi veteran general told me you need to go see abu ali. he's the only one who can answer your questions. how...
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and they wish that they did not have to go back to baghdad. but they are doing so out of necessity and lack of choice. the kurds could not comprehend how essential government in baghdad could starve people from funds at at the time of war against terror. how they can deny -- arriving in kurdistan via the air when people are being slaughtered and religious minorities facing genocide and increasing number of displaced people need basic needs. that's the refugees internally displaced from all parts of iraq. in fact, yesterday, mr. maliki decided to give salaries to people from mosul and tikrit to only those in baghdad now and none of those in kurdistan reach. so had it not been for the u.s. air strikes and the international help, it would have been extremely difficult to stop isis and make progress. as well as helping the internally displaced people who are now well over 600,000, in fact, if you include those elsewhere, it exceeds 650,000 people. so imagine kurdistan just under 5 million and it suddenly increased by 5 million without the resource
and they wish that they did not have to go back to baghdad. but they are doing so out of necessity and lack of choice. the kurds could not comprehend how essential government in baghdad could starve people from funds at at the time of war against terror. how they can deny -- arriving in kurdistan via the air when people are being slaughtered and religious minorities facing genocide and increasing number of displaced people need basic needs. that's the refugees internally displaced from all...
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we're live tonight from baghdad, it is 3:00 in the morning, tuesday morning here in baghdad. curfew is underway here, curfew started at midnight. the city is largely quiet at this hour. the streets manned by iraqi government forces as well as militias. as well as volunteers who tried to fight isis. the group still some 45 minute drive outside of the city of baghdad. defenses have been strengthened, we are also just getting word that hundreds of u.s. troops, u.s. forces are going to be deployed to this city, to iraq. president obama has notified congress that up to 275 u.s. armed forces personnel, will be sent here to provide support and security for the u.s. embassy in baghdad and americans in iraq in the event of an evacuation. that force will be equipped for combat and stay in place until the security situation improves. it's been a day of dramatic developments to tell you about this evening. the united states is also considering everything from unarmed surveillance flights to air strikes to help hold this country together and stop the violent offense of being carried out b
we're live tonight from baghdad, it is 3:00 in the morning, tuesday morning here in baghdad. curfew is underway here, curfew started at midnight. the city is largely quiet at this hour. the streets manned by iraqi government forces as well as militias. as well as volunteers who tried to fight isis. the group still some 45 minute drive outside of the city of baghdad. defenses have been strengthened, we are also just getting word that hundreds of u.s. troops, u.s. forces are going to be deployed...
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for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always soon. not diamond not. that i don't think i'm a lucky god. i think. i first came across the jews of baghdad when i was asked to catalogue an archive. it belonged to the family of david dunn goal. when david's father was born there were one hundred forty thousand jews in baghdad . and they made up nearly half the city. few people in baghdad now remember them. through their houses and old synagogues are everywhere. edwin has arrived in baghdad looking for his roots. i feel. i haven't finished with this place. unfinished business or. i don't even know the dangers around that because when i tell people. on the road are you kidding are you crazy. phew. i feel i see if i'm a jew living in baghdad for an hour. edwin was just being flowery. iraqi jews are the ones unsung. the ones who were captured and taken slaves. the ones who sat by the waters of babylon there we sat down and wept when we remem
for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always soon. not diamond not. that i don't think i'm a lucky god. i think. i first came across the jews of baghdad when i was asked to catalogue an archive. it belonged to the family of david dunn goal. when david's father was born there were one hundred forty thousand jews in baghdad . and they made up nearly half the city. few people in baghdad now remember them....
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this morning i'm not just leaving baghdad i'm fleeing baghdad. but the city gates the soldier who checks our passports tells us yet another attack a scar to the capital. another checkpoint on the road to babylon we present our passports and passes and i enter a shia country apprehensive. the sky is like twilight i feel like i'm wandering in the kingdom of the dead it's raining sand. khaled's prayers of punctuated each day on the road i sleep while he converses with his god. amidst the wind blown sand appears the mythical city of babylon. in his delusions of grandeur saddam hussein emerged himself to be its king the heir to throw the president of the iraqi republic saddam hussein in one thousand eight hundred eight inaugurated the restored city of babylon first built by nebuchadnezzar between six o four and five sixty two b.c. . at the height of his power like the ancient kings before him. built his palace in the heart of the legendary city. his tower of babel crashed down around him in the dust of pride and ambition. his memory has been left to t
this morning i'm not just leaving baghdad i'm fleeing baghdad. but the city gates the soldier who checks our passports tells us yet another attack a scar to the capital. another checkpoint on the road to babylon we present our passports and passes and i enter a shia country apprehensive. the sky is like twilight i feel like i'm wandering in the kingdom of the dead it's raining sand. khaled's prayers of punctuated each day on the road i sleep while he converses with his god. amidst the wind...
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this morning i'm not just leaving baghdad i'm fleeing baghdad. but the city gates the soldier who checks our passports tells us yet another attack a scar to the capital. another checkpoint on the road to babylon we present our passports and passes and i enter a shia country apprehensive. the sky is like twilight i feel like i'm wandering in the kingdom of the dead it's raining sand. prayers of punctuated each day on the road i sleep while he converses with his god . amidst the wind blown sand appears the mythical city of babylon. in his delusions of grandeur saddam hussein emerged himself to be its king the heir to throw the president of the iraqi republic saddam hussein in one nine hundred eighty eight inaugurated the restored city of babylon first built by nebuchadnezzar between six o four and five sixty two b.c. . at the height of his power like the ancient kings before him. his palace in the heart of the legendary city. his tower of babel crashed down around him and the dust of pride and ambition. his memory has been left to the ravages of ti
this morning i'm not just leaving baghdad i'm fleeing baghdad. but the city gates the soldier who checks our passports tells us yet another attack a scar to the capital. another checkpoint on the road to babylon we present our passports and passes and i enter a shia country apprehensive. the sky is like twilight i feel like i'm wandering in the kingdom of the dead it's raining sand. prayers of punctuated each day on the road i sleep while he converses with his god . amidst the wind blown sand...
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ambassador in baghdad. ambassador, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> just ahead this hour, president obama under a lot of pressure to respond to the crisis in iraq. a democratic congressman says not so fast, mr. president. congressman adam shift of the intelligence committee standing by to join us live. also, hillary clinton prepares for an exclusive town hall event today, moderated by our ownmanp. what will clinton say about the arrest of a key suspect in the benghazi attack? get your all-time favorites like creamy chicken alfredo. plus unlimited salad and breadsticks and dessert. 2 for $25 guest favorites at olive garden. (music) defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. calcium citrate plus d. highly soluble, easily absorbed. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual i
ambassador in baghdad. ambassador, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> just ahead this hour, president obama under a lot of pressure to respond to the crisis in iraq. a democratic congressman says not so fast, mr. president. congressman adam shift of the intelligence committee standing by to join us live. also, hillary clinton prepares for an exclusive town hall event today, moderated by our ownmanp. what will clinton say about the arrest of a...
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whether they -- whether they go through baghdad or go through baghdad and it is split, you go to baghdad and you talk with both. how do you see washington playing a constructive role in making that vision a reality. >> washington in the past had a united iraq by all iraqis and run by all iraqis. washington also can help us to build a stronger institution. if we have the latest branch in regions. a stronger court system and judicial system and institution this can talk together and a more stable relation based on personal relations. washington has put in the past -- they are forced to talk to each other. that is a shortsighted policy. it doesn't work for that time and we have seen that. in a couple months they were saying we are brothers and after two month fighting each other, accusing each other of corruption, that is not going to work. it is not helpful. the best way to help both regions is strong institutions and play a part in that. and the coexistence that is impossible. we have the majority and the minority, the democratic arrangement, keep fighting each other for another century a
whether they -- whether they go through baghdad or go through baghdad and it is split, you go to baghdad and you talk with both. how do you see washington playing a constructive role in making that vision a reality. >> washington in the past had a united iraq by all iraqis and run by all iraqis. washington also can help us to build a stronger institution. if we have the latest branch in regions. a stronger court system and judicial system and institution this can talk together and a more...
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when we come back, from baghdad to a burn center. stay with us. >>> you know, little youssif suffered so much, but i can tell you he taught us something as well. through the nonstop coverage of the war and terror, he taught us something about hope and his spirit, and you, the cnn viewer and cnn.com user really made the next phase of his life possible. youssif's father called it a journey from death to life. his mother called it a dream. >> we'd like to welcome you to los angeles. >> from baghdad to los angeles, a 24-hour trip, a world away, and a new beginning for youssif and his family. far from iraq's violent and uncertain streets. cnn correspondent dar roy damon brought youssif's polite to the world's attention. she served for a time as their translator. for youssif and their family, every day in their new home seemed extraordinary. >> she's seen a toaster in cartoons before but not real life. >> there were other slices of americana, previously seen only in the movies. manicured lawns, a swimming pool, a playground. another first,
when we come back, from baghdad to a burn center. stay with us. >>> you know, little youssif suffered so much, but i can tell you he taught us something as well. through the nonstop coverage of the war and terror, he taught us something about hope and his spirit, and you, the cnn viewer and cnn.com user really made the next phase of his life possible. youssif's father called it a journey from death to life. his mother called it a dream. >> we'd like to welcome you to los angeles....
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their positions in baghdad. we continue to help them with air strikes with our assistance and our advisors which i have -- at the direction of president obama added to our numbers there. >> now, just the night before on friday chuck hagel was saying how dire the situation is in an bar province as other administonurse uses very brutal tactics, but the other point i would make, deb, is that president obama has said very recently that they have overestimated the iraqi armied forces for five years or so, and those are the very armed forces who are supposed to be securing baghdad. now, of course, though, there are american troops there in security roles, deb. >> are there signs that the administration is getting pressure from the outside, as taking heat for what is going on within iraq? >> well, we are essential hearing more and more from republicans who are criticizing the administration and also the situation on the ground, that it is not going as well as planned. i want you to listen here to comments that senator
their positions in baghdad. we continue to help them with air strikes with our assistance and our advisors which i have -- at the direction of president obama added to our numbers there. >> now, just the night before on friday chuck hagel was saying how dire the situation is in an bar province as other administonurse uses very brutal tactics, but the other point i would make, deb, is that president obama has said very recently that they have overestimated the iraqi armied forces for five...
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so they are officially active in baghdad and around baghdad. and there's a disputed area because of the collapse of the iraqi army, our kurdish fighters they fall in vacuum. that means that disputed area now, disputed area according to the iraqi constitution is completely under the control of kurdish. this is a new reality. we have got, in fact, three states within one. three states within a different system. is islamist. and specialist because they don't recognize the border. and they are targeting baghdad. they are targeting damascus. they are targeting beirut and targeting jordon and kuwait for the time being. and later on, i think they will target kurdistan and other areas. that's their program. that's their plan. we have got kurdistan which is secure which tries to build a democratic process. believed in multiette inic society -- multiethnic society. believes in women's rights. this is next to so-called islamic fate. our border is with islamic state. and not anymore with iraq. we have got a border of about 1,000 with islamic states from 1,
so they are officially active in baghdad and around baghdad. and there's a disputed area because of the collapse of the iraqi army, our kurdish fighters they fall in vacuum. that means that disputed area now, disputed area according to the iraqi constitution is completely under the control of kurdish. this is a new reality. we have got, in fact, three states within one. three states within a different system. is islamist. and specialist because they don't recognize the border. and they are...